Medina vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1164
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2338
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$659
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1337
$860
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
23
92
😀 Quality of life
69
81
🏙️ Population
1.41M
6.26M

The cost of living in Medina is 2% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4843rd and 4785th ($1164 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Chile, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4103rd and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Santiago

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Medina Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.01
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.4
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2810
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1336
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.6
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.76
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$291
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5520
$12174

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895